Where does “Κούρτιος” come from?
Κούρτιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin curtius, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “Κούρτιος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | curtius | — |
| 2 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |